Partnerships

In Colombia, Watchlist’s Partnerships Program supports COALICO, a national civil society platform established in 1999 with the mission to promote and protect the rights of boys and girls affected by the armed conflict in Colombia. COALICO coordinates the Observatory on Children and Armed Conflict that monitors and reports on violations against children. It also participates as a permanent member of the UN-led national MRM country task-force.

UN Action

Year listed:2003Action plans signed: NoSanctions Committee: NoSecretary-General’s reports on CAAC in Colombia:2012; 2009Security Council Working Group conclusions on Colombia:2012; 2010

a: Parties that recruit and use children b: Parties that kill and maim children c: Parties that commit rape and other forms of sexual violence against children d: Parties that engage in attacks on schools and/or hospitals e: Parties that engage in abduction of children f: Parties that deny humanitarian access to children ~ This party has concluded an action plan with the United Nations in line with Security Council resolutions 1539 (2004) and 1612 (2005).* This party has been in the annexes for at least five years and is therefore considered a persistent perpetrator.